We love "Brother Bear"

Thursday (03/06/2010)

a) Video clip
Yun Xin: How does a bear urinate?
Yan Shan: Do bears actually pass motion.
* At this point, the kids were thinking of their questions.
Shi Jie: Of course living things pass motion.
Jun Hong: They eat and the waste has to be discharged.
* Urine and our motion or dung is actually harmful to our bodies. If not discharged, it would be poisonous to us.
Yun Wen: Will we die?
Teacher: Yes, we will. Thus, all animals have to pass urine and motion except during hibernation.

b) Continuation: Brother Bear
* We watched how Kenai, the human bear and Koda; the cub journey to the magical light at peak mountain. Just below the mountain, there was a big lake with waterfall where all bears gather to catch fish, have fun and playing with one another; just like a party.
* Then, each bear shared their stories of where they went in summer. Just then, Koda shared the story of how his mother was attacked by a hunter. Suddenly, Kenai the bear recalled his scary experience of how he killed the big bear before being transformed into a bear. So....it was Koda's mother whom Kenai killed! Feeling bad, Kenai told the ruth to Koda. Koda couldn't believe that he was actually a human. Koda left Kenai feeling very disappointed.
* Meanwhile, Kenai saw his brother, Kai who has successfully traced him! They fought each other! Luckily, Sika, the eagle spirit appeared and transformed Kenai into human again. Then, Kai was shocked and he understood the whole story. However, feeling sad for Koda, Kenai decided to be a bear rather than a human. So, Koda and him are really good brother bears. The Red Indian community now knows the story and they accepted Kenai.

c) Discussion
* We saw how the Moose change their fur colour during different seasons.
* We saw how siblings quarrel but then get together again. Yun Xin reminded the class that sometimes, scolding means "love".
* We saw how people should learn to love and take responsibility.
* We saw that love can change a lot of things. We must first learn to forgive.

d) Colouring
* We continued drawing and colouring our Bear Puzzle. Some have fisnished, some took longer time but all of them put great effort at doing this puzzle. The most improved was Yan Shan.